Sony Ericsson Xperia™ X10 now comes with new features for enhanced speed and usability

· Continuous auto-focus camera HD recording function for the
clearest videos

· Social Phonebook auto-syncs your contacts with photos and
updates from FacebookTM and TwitterTM

· Improved Timescape™ usability to easily keep in touch with
your friends via all your favourite social networks

The Sony Ericsson XperiaTM X10 smartphone now comes with a variety of new features in a software update that promises an enhanced and unique Sony Ericsson user experience.

On top of the Operating System upgrade to AndroidTM 2.1 (Éclair), all new Xperia™ X10 smartphones throughout Singapore will now offer enhanced video recording, user interface and TimescapeTM functions. Existing users can upgrade their Xperia™ X10 smartphones at any of the selected Sony Ericsson customer service centres listed below.

The upgrade, with selected features, is also available on the Sony Ericsson XperiaTM X10 mini and mini pro smartphones.

The new features that are available on the Xperia™ X10 smartphones with the software update include:

* Larger home screen: The XperiaTM X10 now offers a five panel
home screen instead of three, allowing for a 20 icon setup instead of the previous 16. Enjoy the flexibility of having space to organise your favourite applications, widgets, shortcuts and folders with ease.
* Continuous auto-focus & HD video recording: The continuous
auto-focus function now comes enhanced with greater clarity and responsiveness for a best in class HD recording experience.
* Improved TimescapeTM usability: Auto-scroll of social media
updates and improved responsiveness enhance the TimescapeTM user experience.
* Social Phonebook: Automatically syncing FacebookTM, TwitterTM
and phone contacts with photos, the application shows when your friends are online and what they’re up to in one easy-to-use interface. (also available on XperiaTM X10 mini and mini pro)

* Enhanced user experience: New functionalities and a world of
applications from the Android™ Market at your fingertips. (also available on Xperia TM X10 mini and mini pro)
* Preloaded apps (Singapore market only): A series of apps will be
preloaded exclusively on all Singapore XperiaTM devices to further enhance the communication and entertainment experience for users. These include ShowNearby™ for Sony Ericsson, TrackID™, Evernote and OfficeSuite viewer. (also available on Xperia TM X10 mini and mini pro)

Availability

The software update is available now on all Sony Ericsson XperiaTM X10, X10 mini and X10 mini pro smartphones.

Sony Ericsson releases firmware updates (Android 2.1 ?) for Xperia X10, Xperia X10 mini and Xperia X10 mini pro. This came as a surprise as it is just the beginning of Q3. Nothing is mentioned if it is Android 2.1 or just a cosmestic update to the User Interface. If you own one of these phones, do try it out and feedback your findings.

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Sony Ericsson launches 3 new phones in Singapore just a while ago

The three new phones are xperia x8 and android phone, Walkman phone Yendo and cedar
XperiaTM X8 – Extending Communication and Entertainment in the XperiaTM collection

· Four corners for easy one hand use and one touch access to applications
· Customise the four corners with your favourite apps and add widgets to your homescreens
· Enjoy games, video, internet and more on the 3-inch screen
· Timescape™ shows all your communication in one place for ultimate simplicity
· Android Market™ – thousands of applications to keep you entertained
· 3.2 MP camera – snap away and upload instantly to Facebook™
powered by Android 1.6

Sony Ericsson YendoTM – Full touch Walkman phone

· Touch Walkman™ player – music at your fingertips
· Touch TrackID™ – find out the name of that song with just one touch
· PlayNow™ – access favourite and new songs quickly and easily
· MediaGo – transfer your music from a PC to the mobile phone
· Four corner UI – access Walkman™ player, contacts, keypad and more with just one touch
· Easy navigation – easy access to your favourite web pages
· Express yourself with one of the ten colours
· Social networking – Facebook™ or Twitter™ away
· 3.5mm stereo jack – play your favourite tracks

Sony Ericsson CedarTM – Perfect balance between a business and social device

· Widget Manager 2.0 allows easy access to your favourite social network and applications
· Social network applications – Facebook™, Twitter and MySpace
· Keep contacts close – hassle-free phone book transfer and web backup
· Stay organised with calendar, phone book, email
· Fast browsing with 3G and direct access to the web browser
· EAS push email and modem connectivity
· Connect your headphones on the 3.5mm jack and enjoy music, video on the go
· Capture the moment with the 2MP camera and send it by MMS
· Human curvature design – fits into the palm of the hand
· GreenHeart™ – for a greener choice

In conjunction with CommunicAsia 2010, Sony Ericsson may launch a mid range Xperia X10 Android phone this coming Wednesday at it’s offsite event.

To date, we are unsure what are the specifications of this phone. One thing we are sure is that it should be another Android phone.

Stay tuned to OCWORKBENCH for more updates this week.

There are  lots of discussions about the possibility of having multi touch on the SE Xperia X10 Android phone. We asked the PR people and here is what they have to say: 

At the time of the announcement of Xperia X10 (3 Nov 2009) we confirmed on our product blog that Xperia X10 would not support the android core feature of multi touch at the time of launch. As the project has evolved we have subsequently announced that that Xperia X10 will be upgraded during its lifecycle with improvements in the User Experience Platform, incorporating software feature improvements and a later release of the android OS.  However, owing to the particular hardware and software configuration of the X10, multi-touch capabilities will not be enabled in the core platform irrespective of the software upgrade.  Whilst there has been intense discussion amongst online consumers about many of the detailed features supported by the X10, Sony Ericsson has at no point made any official statement indicating support of multi touch as a core feature of the Xperia X10.

Whilst Sony Ericsson does not generally comment on speculation about future product or feature announcements, our communication principle is to have an open and honest dialogue with consumers and we make the above clarification in order to avoid any mis-conceptions among purchasers of the Xperia X10.   We have had extremely positive consumer feedback following our first shipments of the Xperia X10 and we are very confident that this product delivers a user experience that is truly unique and will delight consumers the world over.